National Parks Near Oakton, Virginia
184 national parks within 8 hours · 67 within 2 hours
67
Within 2 Hours
46
Within 4 Hours
65
Within 8 Hours
184
Total Parks
Oakton, Virginia offers an exceptional location for exploring some of America's most cherished national parks and protected spaces. Nestled in Northern Virginia, Oakton serves as an ideal base for discovering over 180 national parks within an eight-hour drive, with an impressive 67 parks accessible within just two hours. Whether you're a history enthusiast, nature lover, or cultural explorer, you'll find incredible diversity right at your doorstep. The closest destination is Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, situated just four miles away, offering world-class performances in an intimate outdoor amphitheater. Within seven miles, you'll find the scenic Great Falls Park, where the Potomac River plunges 76 feet in a stunning natural spectacle. For those interested in American history, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is only eight miles away, providing peaceful towpaths and fascinating glimpses into 19th-century America.
Planning a day trip or weekend getaway from Oakton is remarkably convenient thanks to the region's concentrated network of parks. For a quick outing, consider visiting Wolf Trap or Great Falls as easy half-day excursions that require minimal drive time. If you have a full day, you can comfortably visit multiple parks in one trip—combining Great Falls Park with the C&O Canal or Glen Echo Park, both within ten miles of your home base. For weekend adventures, venture toward parks within the two to four-hour range to experience greater variety without exhausting travel time. Check park websites for seasonal hours, entrance fees, and any special events before you go, and consider planning visits during less crowded weekdays when possible. With so many options minutes away from Oakton, you can spontaneously explore a different park whenever the outdoor adventure mood strikes.
Browse Parks by Drive Time from Oakton
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
4 mi away
Great Falls Park
Park 7 mi away
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park 8 mi away
Glen Echo Park
Park 10 mi away
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Parkway 10 mi away
Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 10 mi away
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
12 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Island
13 mi away
LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac
13 mi away
World War I Memorial
14 mi away
World War II Memorial
14 mi away
Washington Monument
14 mi away
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
14 mi away
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
14 mi away
The White House and President’s Park
14 mi away
Rock Creek Park
Park 14 mi away
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
14 mi away
Manassas National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 14 mi away
Lincoln Memorial
14 mi away
Korean War Veterans Memorial
14 mi away
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
14 mi away
Constitution Gardens
14 mi away
Pennsylvania Avenue
15 mi away
National Mall and Memorial Parks
15 mi away
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Historic Site 15 mi away
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
National Historic Site 15 mi away
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Memorial 15 mi away
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 15 mi away
African American Civil War Memorial
15 mi away
Civil War Defenses of Washington
16 mi away
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
National Monument 16 mi away
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
17 mi away
National Capital Parks-East
17 mi away
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
National Historic Site 17 mi away
Fort Foote Park
Park 17 mi away
Capitol Hill Parks
17 mi away
Anacostia Park
Park 18 mi away
Piscataway Park
Park 19 mi away
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
19 mi away
Harmony Hall
19 mi away
Fort Washington Park
Park 19 mi away
Fort Dupont Park
19 mi away
Prince William Forest Park
Park 21 mi away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 22 mi away
Greenbelt Park
Park 23 mi away
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Parkway 26 mi away
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site 29 mi away
Monocacy National Battlefield
National Battlefield 33 mi away
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historical Park 38 mi away
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
National Military Park 42 mi away
Chesapeake Bay
44 mi away
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 44 mi away
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 46 mi away
Antietam National Battlefield
National Battlefield 46 mi away
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
National Monument and Historic Shrine 47 mi away
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument 52 mi away
Hampton National Historic Site
National Historic Site 53 mi away
Catoctin Mountain Park
Park 53 mi away
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
National Historical Park 55 mi away
Eisenhower National Historic Site
National Historic Site 63 mi away
Gettysburg National Military Park
National Military Park 64 mi away
Shenandoah National Park
National Park 69 mi away
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park 70 mi away
Green Springs
76 mi away
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
National Monument 91 mi away
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historic Site 93 mi away
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 97 mi away
First State National Historical Park
National Historical Park 113 mi away
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 115 mi away
Flight 93 National Memorial
National Memorial 117 mi away
Petersburg National Battlefield
National Battlefield 118 mi away
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 120 mi away
Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park 121 mi away
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 122 mi away
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 123 mi away
Assateague Island National Seashore
National Seashore 125 mi away
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
National Historic Site 126 mi away
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
National Memorial 128 mi away
Valley Forge National Historical Park
National Historical Park 130 mi away
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
National Historical Park 132 mi away
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
National Memorial 136 mi away
Independence National Historical Park
National Historical Park 136 mi away
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 136 mi away
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site 137 mi away
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
National Battlefield 138 mi away
Fort Monroe National Monument
National Monument 140 mi away
Great Egg Harbor River
145 mi away
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 153 mi away
Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park 153 mi away
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 155 mi away
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
National Reserve 160 mi away
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
National Wild and Scenic River 162 mi away
Booker T Washington National Monument
National Monument 180 mi away
Steamtown National Historic Site
National Historic Site 194 mi away
Morristown National Historical Park
National Historical Park 196 mi away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 199 mi away
Gauley River National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 206 mi away
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Historical Park 209 mi away
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park & Preserve 212 mi away
National Parks of New York Harbor
212 mi away
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
National Monument 213 mi away
Governors Island National Monument
National Monument 214 mi away
Gateway National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 214 mi away
Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument 214 mi away
Federal Hall National Memorial
National Memorial 215 mi away
Castle Clinton National Monument
National Monument 215 mi away
African Burial Ground National Monument
National Monument 216 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
National Historic Site 217 mi away
Stonewall National Monument
National Monument 217 mi away
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
National Historical Park 217 mi away
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site
National Historic Site 217 mi away
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Memorial 218 mi away
Bluestone National Scenic River
National Scenic River 220 mi away
General Grant National Memorial
National Memorial 221 mi away
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
National Memorial 222 mi away
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
National Historic Site 222 mi away
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
Scenic & Recreational River 226 mi away
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
National Historic Site 230 mi away
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
National Military Park 236 mi away
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
National Historic Site 244 mi away
First Ladies National Historic Site
National Historic Site 253 mi away
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore 257 mi away
Fire Island National Seashore
National Seashore 260 mi away
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park 261 mi away
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 267 mi away
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site 267 mi away
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site 268 mi away
Women’s Rights National Historical Park
National Historical Park 279 mi away
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
National Park 279 mi away
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
National Historical Park 281 mi away
Cape Lookout National Seashore
National Seashore 286 mi away
James A Garfield National Historic Site
National Historic Site 287 mi away
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
National Historic Site 289 mi away
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
National Historic Site 293 mi away
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site 305 mi away
Moores Creek National Battlefield
National Battlefield 309 mi away
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
National Historical Park 311 mi away
Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument 314 mi away
Coltsville National Historical Park
National Historical Park 327 mi away
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
National Historic Site 333 mi away
Saratoga National Historical Park
National Historical Park 342 mi away
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail 343 mi away
Kings Mountain National Military Park
National Military Park 343 mi away
New England National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail 344 mi away
Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial
Memorial 348 mi away
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
National Monument 357 mi away
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site 357 mi away
Cowpens National Battlefield
National Battlefield 359 mi away
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Historic Site 364 mi away
Blue Ridge Parkway
Parkway 366 mi away
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
National Historical Park 369 mi away
Roger Williams National Memorial
National Memorial 371 mi away
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park 374 mi away
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
National Historical Park 378 mi away
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site 378 mi away
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield Park 382 mi away
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
National Historical Park 386 mi away
William Howard Taft National Historic Site
National Historic Site 387 mi away
Minute Man National Historical Park
National Historical Park 399 mi away
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Historic Site 401 mi away
Congaree National Park
National Park 401 mi away
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
National Historic Site 402 mi away
Camp Nelson National Monument
National Monument 402 mi away
Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
National Historic Site 403 mi away
Adams National Historical Park
National Historical Park 404 mi away
Boston African American National Historic Site
National Historic Site 405 mi away
Boston National Historical Park
National Historical Park 406 mi away
Lowell National Historical Park
National Historical Park 407 mi away
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
National Historical Park 409 mi away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area 409 mi away
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National Park 410 mi away
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Historical Park 411 mi away
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
National Historic Site 412 mi away
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
National Historical Park 419 mi away
Ninety Six National Historic Site
National Historic Site 419 mi away
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
National Monument 424 mi away
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
National River & Recreation Area 434 mi away
Cape Cod National Seashore
National Seashore 435 mi away
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